Rick Cleveland, a Hattiesburg native and Jackson resident, has been a sports columnist for Mississippi Today since 2016. Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi and has worked for the Monroe (Louisiana) News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger. He was sports editor for the Hattiesburg American and executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. His work as a columnist and celebrated sportswriter has appeared in numerous journals, magazines and newspapers.
Rick has been named Mississippi Sportswriter of the Year 13 times and has received numerous awards and honors for his reporting and articles.
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